Top 5 things you need to know about Khalid

3. He has a lot of inspirations.

Khalid cites his mother as being his biggest musical inspiration, via an article from uselessdaily. However, he’s also said that artists like Kendrick Lamar, Father John Misty, Frank Ocean, Chance the Rapper, Lorde, James Black, A$AP Rocky, India.Arie and Grizzly Bear have had a prominent influence over his music as well. He even got to contribute to the vocals in one of Kendrick Lamar’s songs, “The Heart Part 4,” earlier this year.